My parents taught me that racial prejudice is a sin, one that robs the world of great minds and talents.
Labels applied to people of any race are inherently offensive.
To stand still is to regress.
My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground.
When people treat corruption as a routine part of the process, you have something far worse than wrongdoing or moral failing. You have a political cancer that breeds cynicism about democratic government and infects all of society.
The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term.